# 2018 NBA Awards

The 2018 NBA Awards were the 2nd annual awards show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), held on June 25, 2018, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and hosted by Anthony Anderson. James Harden of the Houston Rockets was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
During the ceremony, it was revealed during EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night that the cover athlete of NBA Live 19 will be Joel Embiid.

## Winners and finalists

The full list of finalists were announced on May 16, 2018 during the TNT NBA Tip-Off pre-game show and posted to Twitter.
Winners are in boldface.
| NBA Most Valuable Player Award James Harden — Houston Rockets Anthony Davis — New Orleans Pelicans LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA Rookie of the Year Award Ben Simmons — Philadelphia 76ers Donovan Mitchell — Utah Jazz Jayson Tatum — Boston Celtics |
| NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Rudy Gobert — Utah Jazz Joel Embiid — Philadelphia 76ers Anthony Davis — New Orleans Pelicans | NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Lou Williams — Los Angeles Clippers Fred VanVleet — Toronto Raptors Eric Gordon — Houston Rockets |
| NBA Most Improved Player Award Victor Oladipo — Indiana Pacers Clint Capela — Houston Rockets Spencer Dinwiddie — Brooklyn Nets | NBA Coach of the Year Award Dwane Casey — Toronto Raptors Brad Stevens — Boston Celtics Quin Snyder — Utah Jazz |
| Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Jamal Crawford — Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA Hustle Award Amir Johnson — Philadelphia 76ers |
| NBA Sportsmanship Award Kemba Walker — Charlotte Hornets | NBA Lifetime Achievement Award Oscar Robertson — Milwaukee Bucks |
| NBA Cares Community Assist Award Kevin Durant — Golden State Warriors | NBA Executive of the Year Award Daryl Morey — Houston Rockets |
| Sager Strong Award Dikembe Mutombo |

## Honors
### NBA All-Defensive Team

| First team | First team | Second team | Second team |
| Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors |
| Victor Oladipo | Indiana Pacers | Al Horford | Boston Celtics |
| Jrue Holiday | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray | San Antonio Spurs |
| Robert Covington | Philadelphia 76ers | Jimmy Butler | Minnesota Timberwolves |

### NBA All-Rookie Team

| First team | First team | Second team | Second team |
| Donovan Mitchell | Utah Jazz | Dennis Smith Jr. | Dallas Mavericks |
| Ben Simmons | Philadelphia 76ers | Lonzo Ball | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics | John Collins | Atlanta Hawks |
| Kyle Kuzma | Los Angeles Lakers | Bogdan Bogdanović | Sacramento Kings |
| Lauri Markkanen | Chicago Bulls | Josh Jackson | Phoenix Suns |

## Fan Awards

Fan Awards nominees and categories were announced on the league's official website on April 18, 2018.
Winners are in boldface.
| Dunk of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks DeMar DeRozan — Toronto Raptors LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell — Utah Jazz Larry Nance Jr. — Cleveland Cavaliers | Clutch Shot of the Year LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns Damian Lillard — Portland Trail Blazers Terry Rozier — Boston Celtics Andrew Wiggins — Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Assist of the Year LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers Kyle Anderson — San Antonio Spurs Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Ben Simmons — Philadelphia 76ers Miloš Teodosić — Los Angeles Clippers | Block of the Year Anthony Davis — New Orleans Pelicans Bam Adebayo — Miami Heat Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Marquese Chriss — Phoenix Suns Kristaps Porziņģis — New York Knicks |
| Handle of the Year Kyrie Irving — Boston Celtics James Harden — Houston Rockets Josh Jackson — Phoenix Suns Kemba Walker — Charlotte Hornets Chris Paul — Houston Rockets | Best Style Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden — Houston Rockets LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers Kyle Kuzma — Los Angeles Lakers Nick Young — Golden State Warriors |
| Play of the Year Clutch Shot of the Year – LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers Dunk of the Year – Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Assist of the Year – LeBron James — Cleveland Cavaliers Block of the Year – Anthony Davis — New Orleans Pelicans Handle of the Year – Kyrie Irving — Boston Celtics |

## Performances

* Travis Scott: "Watch", "Butterfly Effect", "Goosebumps"